Seungsoo Park, LIG Nex1 Pro, Receives Presidential Citation for Defense Industry Technology Protection

Recognition for Contributions to Preventing Defense Technology Leakage and Establishing Infringement Response Systems

Seungsoo Park, Defense Technology Protection Office, LIG Nex1.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Mr. Park Seung-su of LIG Nex1 received a presidential citation for his contribution to the protection of defense industry technology.

LIG Nex1 announced on the 16th that Park Seung-su, a professional at the Defense Industry Technology Protection Office, contributed to preventing the leakage of defense technology and establishing a response system against infringements, and received the Presidential Citation for Meritorious Service in Defense Industry Technology Protection at the '2022 Second Half Defense Industry Technology Protection Briefing.'

The second half Defense Industry Technology Protection Briefing was jointly hosted by the Defense Acquisition Program Administration and the National Intelligence Service, aimed at all defense companies and major government-funded institutions to explain the technology protection policies changing in 2023 and to build consensus on the importance of technology protection.

Mr. Park has been dedicated to blocking the leakage of defense technology and establishing a response system against infringements from continuous external attempts to leak or infringe technology.

During the period of 2021-2022, when external leakage and infringement attempts were at their peak, he closely cooperated with national agencies such as the Defense Acquisition Program Administration, the National Intelligence Service, and the Defense Counterintelligence Command to apply improved response processes and conduct security enhancement activities, contributing significantly to the protection of defense industry technology.

Mr. Park Seung-su joined LIG Nex1 in 2015, coming from AhnLab, an information security specialist company.

LIG Nex1 has steadily built an information protection system for systematic management of core technologies related to the defense industry, personnel control, facility protection, and prevention of technology leakage.

By forming an Information Protection TFT, the company has established a rapid and systematic infringement response system against external intrusion attempts, and with the company's full support for information protection investment, it has built and operated an industry-leading information protection system applying strong security to the company's core assets.

Kim Seung-yeon, head of the Defense Industry Technology Protection Office at LIG Nex1, said, “LIG Nex1 will maintain the industry's highest level of security through systematic defense technology protection and maintenance activities and will devote efforts to protecting defense technology directly linked to national safety.”

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